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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI Have to Repair My Washing Machine - Yaay!
Lucky me!
Water fills just fine and doesn't leak. The spin cycle goes with no problem. It just won't agitate. It hums very loudly instead.
So, according to the sites I googled, it needs a V-Style drive belt and somebody to change it. The sites also said that it has to be changed every 2 - 3 years, depending on how much washing you do. My washer is about 9 years old, so I got away with it for longer than most.
I'm not scared. I installed my dishwasher and put in new faucets (hubby is claustrophobic and his shoulders are too big to fit under the sink). I've been putting together furniture since before Ikea was a thing. Coworkers check with me before calling IT to fix a printer jam. So I can do this.
Has anyone else done this kind of thing? Any horror stories, tips. or things to watch out for?
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)I am not at all mechanical but have had some success repairing appliances that just needed a part.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)It moved with us to the house we bought in 1989 and sold with that house in 2016. We raised 3 daughter and washed many loads and it never required servicing. I dropped a bottle of detergent on the selector knob and broke it. When i picked up the replacement at Sears Parts the new knob was all metal instead of plastic.
I guess they do 't build the like that anymore.
Donkees
(31,365 posts)Need help replacing the V-Style Drive Belt (Part #WH1X2026 ) in your GE Washer? Watch this how to video with simple, step-by-step instructions for a successful DIY repair.
Leith
(7,808 posts)It doesn't look hard at all. I wasn't completely clear on the back bolts, but I will look at a couple other videos and understand what he was talking about when I'm actually doing it.
Donkees
(31,365 posts)so that the belt can be more easily 'slipped off' the pulley (?)
Yes, looking at more videos would help
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)the HUD bldg. I live in has no apt. washer/dryer or bathtubs.....how is this DU fodder?
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C8HR9A/ref=asc_df_B002C8HR9A5320845/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B002C8HR9A&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167160193421&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6761451480415670917&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032827&hvtargid=pla-275646873558
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)no room, can't even turn around in here.....and they are not allowed. thanks anyway....
Skittles
(153,138 posts)where do you do your laundry?
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)for sheets and towels...there is a laundry room on the 6th floor..coin machines. 2 washers/2dryers.
Skittles
(153,138 posts)that is not right
ret5hd
(20,486 posts)MLAA
(17,266 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)My parents had the same Kenmore washer for over 30 years. Now, due to planned obsolescence, the life expectancy is 7 years.
One of the pure joys of my adulthood was moving into my own condo with its own little laundry area. I didn't have to scrounge quarters anymore for the apartment machines.